Minooka is a medium-sized village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 12,879 people and two associated neighborhoods, Minooka is the 189th largest community in Illinois. Minooka has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Minooka, where the median household income is $122,163.00.

A relatively large number of people in Minooka telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.31% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Minooka is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Minooka really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Minooka perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

One downside of living in Minooka, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.58 minutes every day commuting to work.

In terms of college education, Minooka is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.68% of adults in Minooka have a college degree.

The per capita income in Minooka in 2022 was $46,490, which is wealthy relative to Illinois, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $185,960 for a family of four.

Minooka is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Minooka home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Minooka residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Minooka also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.47% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Minooka include German, Irish, Polish, Italian, and English.

The most common language spoken in Minooka is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.